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Milk jug: C.3-2010

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: New Hall Porcelain Factory

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Description

Hybrid hard-paste porcelain, glazed and gilded, Pattern 198

Hybrid-hard-paste porcelain, moulded, glazed and decorated with painted gilding. Of obconical form with ribbed sides and a tapering strap handle rising above the rim. There are gold bands round the foot, the shoulder, below the rim, on the rim, and down the sides of the handle, which also has a vertical line running down its back. Below the shoulder there is a border comprising a continuous stem of stylized foliage, a horizontal band, and alternating pairs and single motifs formed by three dots with a narrow trefoil or fleur-de-lys above. Below the lip there is symmetrical stylized foliage motif springing from the band on the shoulder, and on each side, a small sprig. Pattern 198.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

Dr Milo Keyes Bequest, 2009

Measurements and weight

Height: 13 cm
Length: 12 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Shelton ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2009) by Keynes, W. M., Dr.

Dating

18th Century, Late
George III
Circa 1787 CE - 1792 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of gold
Foot Diameter 5.8 cm
Handle

Materials used in production

presumed lead-glaze Glaze
Hybrid hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, glazed, and decorated with painted gilding
Glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 198
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Painted in red
  • Type: Pattern number

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.3-2010
Primary reference Number: 176634
Entry form number: 1027
Old object number: I.J.1
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Monday 15 January 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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